Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 55.6% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 57.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.9% | — |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 54.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.5% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 55.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release